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Calculated source location of the earthquake. It contains the parameters GeoNet's location software derived from seismic station observations.
| PublicID | 2012p591720 |
| UTC Time | 2012-08-06T22:22:58Z |
| Latitude | -25.38 (± 14.3 km) |
| Longitude | -178.22 (± 63.4 km) |
| Depth | 542 km (± 17 km) |
| Depth Type | free |
| Earth Model | iasp91 |
| Used Phase Count | 41 |
| Used Station Count | 23 |
| Standard Error | 1.78 (s) |
| Azimuthal Gap | 334.08 (degrees) |
| Minimum Distance | 3.87 (degrees) |
Map showing stations with picks used to locate the earthquake. Stations with picks that have a zero weight in the solution are shown as small grey circles. Those with a higher weight are shown as larger circles. The quake is shown by the largest circle.
| Type | Magnitude | Station Count |
|---|---|---|
| Preferred (M) | 3.4 | |
| mB | 4.3 (± 0.4) | 5 |
| Mw(mB) | 3.4 (± 0.4) | 5 |
| M | 3.4 | 5 |
| Minimum distance | 3.87 (degree) |
GeoNet combines magnitudes into a summary magnitude, M, which consists of a weighted average
of
the individual magnitudes and attempts to be a best possible compromise between all magnitudes for a
range
of earthquake sizes.
Summary magnitude for GeoNet is then defined as:
M = (2 * MLv + (0.4 * number_of stations(Mw(mB)) - 1) * Mw(mB)) / (2 + (0.4 *
number_of_stations(Mw(mB)) - 1))
Where MLv is local magnitude calculated on the vertical component and Mw(mB) is a Mw
estimation
based of mB by Bormann and Saul (2008).
Observed arrival time at a seismic station compared to a predicted arrival time from a GeoNet waveform propagation model (a given velocity model (1D or 3D)). A residual of 0 s indicates that the observed seismic phase arrival time (typically P or S) matches the arrival time predicted by the GeoNet velocity model. Low residuals across multiple well-distributed stations increase confidence in the estimated event location and origin time. Large (brown) points are used to determine the current solution, small (grey) points are observations not used.
mB is a magnitude based on body waves with the amplitude measured in a broad frequency range and long time windows (60s). This applies preferentially to large (~M>4) and observed at distance (d>5degrees) events.
How much the magnitude calculated at an individual station differs from the average magnitude. A negative residual means the station magnitude is lower than the average magnitude, and a positive residual means it's higher. mB is a magnitude based on body waves with the amplitude measured in a broad frequency range and long time windows (60s). This applies preferentially to large (~M>4) and observed at distance (d>5degrees) events. Large (brown) points are used to determine the current solution, small (grey) points are observations not used.
